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may be cancelled, but Joyce initially dismisses it. When Doug discovers the rumor is correct, Joyce throws a party to convince the network heads to save the show. Meanwhile, Hugo is upset that John has hired a stunt woman for Tracy and believes her hiring caused bad luck that got the show
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Joyce and John are shocked to find during a tax audit that their divorce was never finalized. Meanwhile, Joyce is upset when Tracy writes a script for the show that makes her look bad.
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John's mother (Elizabeth Kerr) comes to visit her son. Because she does not know about John and Joyce's divorce, they have to pretend to be a happy couple for her.
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is an American television series which aired on CBS from September 12, 1977, to January 9, 1978. Fourteen episodes were broadcast. The series was produced by
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and failed to generate viewers. The show was canceled after 14 episodes. Nick at Nite and TV Land briefly broadcast reruns of the show during the 1990s.
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Joyce Whitman (Betty White), a middle-aged actress, lands the lead in a police series titled
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While Mitzi throws a surprise party for Joyce, her diamond necklace goes missing.
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The series aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 1985.
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as John Elliot, Joyce's ex-husband and director of her show
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as Doug Porterfield, a network executive who oversees
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For the 1952 television series of the same name, see
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as Mitzi Maloney, Joyce's naive best friend/roommate
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Joyce and Mitzi have Fletcher and his wife Marian (
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Betty White
John Hillerman
Georgia Engel
Ed. Weinberger
Stan Daniels
David Lloyd
James Burrows
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Dick DeBenedictis
Stan Daniels
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